How Compatible Are a Cockroach Omega and a Mothball Alpha?

Help! What should I do when my beloved swan comes back from the dead as a cockroach?

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Lang Zhang had just died in anguish in a magnificent mansion, his gland damaged after his younger brother, whom he had depended on since childhood, betrayed him. The very next moment, he opened his eyes in a dilapidated little house.

As the heir to a wealthy family, even during his most miserable years, when he had differentiated into an omega and been oppressed by his ill-intentioned uncles, Lang Zhang had never lived in a place like this.

Worst of all... what were those cockroach antennae on his head?

Lang Zhang broke down. He had been a noble, beautiful, elegant top-tier swan omega, and now he had been reborn as a cockroach omega. How could he ever show his face again?

Lang Zhang racked his brains for ages without figuring out why. He was just about to look up and ask the heavens who had wished to become a cockroach and why they had given him this “blessing,” when he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Memories surged back like a tide. Lang Zhang remembered lying in that person’s arms at the end of his life, his consciousness about to fade. The other person’s tears had been so hot they made his heart ache.

To comfort him, Lang Zhang summoned the last of his strength and half-jokingly asked:

“If I become a cockroach in my next life, will you still love me?”

What had that person said?

Something like, “Silly, even if you turned into a maggot, I’d still love you.”

Lang Zhang: “...Damn it!”

Worst of all, Lang Zhang suddenly remembered that the other person was an alpha with a plant-type camphor-tree nature and mothball pheromones.

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Because of his unusual pheromones, Qiu Rao was constantly mocked by the sons and daughters of wealthy families. He was all alone at school and had to endure everyone’s pointing fingers.

Qiu Rao thought he had long since gotten used to the sneers and jeers, but then one day a transfer student arrived. He was noble and beautiful, and people said his family background was better than the entire school’s put together, yet he never looked down on Qiu Rao.

Lang Zhang was elegant and generous, with a resilient streak at his core. Only later did Qiu Rao learn that he had been forced to attend this school because his family was suppressing him.

For years afterward, Qiu Rao watched him shine among the crowd, watched him rise again, then watched him suffer betrayal and teeter on the brink of death.

It was only in the final moments of the other man’s life that Qiu Rao was allowed into his story, becoming the one who sent Lang Zhang out of this world.

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Despondent and alone, Qiu Rao took care of Lang Zhang’s affairs after his death, then prepared one last meal for himself, planning to go and meet that beautiful swan.

But before he could take a bite, Lang Zhang burst through the door, planted his hands on his hips, and shouted, “Qiuqiu, open up! Your cockroach is back!”

Qiu Rao: “...?”

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It doesn’t matter if he’s become a cockroach. He’s still himself, and he still loves him.

A swan reborn as a cockroach, letting loose omega x an insecure alpha with cheap mothball pheromones

Reader’s Guide

1. This is more or less a revenge story about being reborn. The trope is very common and the plot is melodramatic. The length is undecided.

2. The author doesn’t like cockroaches. I’ve just written several serious novels in a row and suddenly had an absurd idea I wanted to try. If there’s a cockroach in my house, I jump higher than anyone.

3. If a cockroach really shows up in your house, don’t hesitate: use boric acid bait balls. Don’t use a slipper. The slipper will be sacrificed, and your house will become the cockroach’s home. Swat it with your hand, then wash your hands thoroughly.

4. The omega’s cockroach traits aren’t obvious. He just has long antennae and likes KFC mashed potatoes a little. Boric acid bait balls are poisonous to him.

5. The alpha has cheap mothball pheromones, a bit like fake medicine to humans, so they’re not very harmful to the omega and are actually kind of nice to sniff.

6. This story has a side couple in a love triangle whose pheromones are cilantro, chili pepper, and houttuynia. Read with caution.

7. This story is centered on the omega. When the two are together, in their daily lives and at work, you could say the cockroach takes care of the outside while Qiuqiu takes care of the home. This is a powerful omega and a quiet alpha, so their romantic feelings might seem a little understated at first... I can’t quite explain it, but the final line is probably the important part.

8. I’ve listed all the content warnings I can think of for now. If you can’t handle it, run.

9. Enjoy!

Coming soon:

“Green River Author Goes Undercover and Gets Stuck with a Hopeless Romantic”

Being greedy and lustful is a flaw, but being greedy and lustful makes for a good meal.

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Zhao Nanzhi was so broke in college he could barely scrape by. To make ends meet, he had no choice but to sign with Green River and write romance novels for a living.

He only meant to earn enough to cover his expenses, but his story suddenly became a hit and caught him completely off guard. With readers demanding updates every day, Zhao Nanzhi was pulling his hair out. He wrote gay characters, but he wasn’t gay himself. He had zero romantic experience, so how was he supposed to finish the story?

With no other choice, Zhao Nanzhi thought it over, gritted his teeth, and really went under cover, finding himself a rich young master to date.

The rich young master had money but not much sense. Zhao Nanzhi’s stream of sweet talk left him completely dazzled.

Zhao Nanzhi leaned into his arms, closed his eyes, and put on a sweet voice to praise him. “Honey, look at Guan Yu, so valiant and strong as a tiger. You’re just as mighty in my heart. I’ll call you Second Master from now on!” (In reality, he was a silly young master with his head in the clouds.)

Second Master was so pleased by the flattery that he kept pulling out stacks of cash. Zhao Nanzhi was so delighted by the money that he could barely think straight. Just as he was deciding this was better than writing and planning to make it his full-time job, a family feud suddenly ended with Second Master dead.

But the man had honorably left all his inheritance to Zhao Nanzhi. Surrounded by a mountain of wealth, Zhao Nanzhi knelt before his grave and wept sincerely, then lived out the rest of his life in comfort with the money.

He never expected to open his eyes and find himself young again. Zhao Nanzhi thought it over. He’d enjoyed a lifetime of comfort on someone else’s money, so he should repay the man this time around. He steeled himself, went looking for him again, and decided to save Second Master before returning to his own quiet life.

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Shen Boxu fell in love at first sight with a beauty at a KTV and swept him off his feet. With a wave of his hand, he hired the man outright.

The beauty had a gorgeous face, a great figure, and a sweet mouth. Shen Boxu adored him, but after only a few years of happiness, someone plotted against him and he died just like that.

Before he died, he had the foresight to think that since the beauty had been with him for so many years, it would be better to leave him the inheritance than let someone else have it. He never expected that after his death, he’d watch the beauty sob uncontrollably and spend the rest of his life looking after the things he’d left him: a mountain of gold and silver.

Shen Boxu was deeply moved and decided that if there was a next life, he’d make sure the beauty was his again.

To his surprise, Shen Boxu really was reborn.

He promptly showed up at the door and planted a huge kiss on Zhao Nanzhi. “Hey, hey! My red bean baby, I’m here!”

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Later, once everything had settled down, Shen Boxu made a heartfelt confession to Zhao Nanzhi.

Zhao Nanzhi stared at him in disbelief. “I’m talking money with you, and you’re talking about feelings? Don’t talk about feelings. Feelings cost money!”

Shen Boxu was stunned. “Don’t you love me?”

Zhao Nanzhi didn’t answer. He just started packing his bags, trying to run away.

Shen Boxu hurried to stop him. “That’s fine too. We can keep things like before, talking about money and not feelings.”

Zhao Nanzhi was bewildered. “??? You’re surprisingly open-minded.”

But much later, Zhao Nanzhi realized something was wrong. “Good grief, I think I’ve attracted a hopeless romantic!”

A foolish, rich, lustful gong x a beautiful, calculating, money-loving shou

Reader’s Guide

1. Everyone gets the partner they deserve. Both have flaws, but their personalities complement each other.

2. Both leads are reborn. In their previous lives, there was love, but it was truly a transaction of money and sex first and foremost.

3. Writing is writing, and going under cover is going under cover. The author didn’t go under cover to write this, and neither should you go under cover for the sake of plotting a story.

4. Both leads are pure and exclusive, in body and mind, in both lives.

5. Enjoy!

Theme: Someone who loves you won’t care what you’ve become.